From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Mar 6 15:21:33 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA10585 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:21:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ctc.ctc.edu (root@ctc.ctc.edu [134.39.2.118]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA10569 for ; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:21:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mhoelsch@pierce.ctc.edu) Received: from mhoelsch ([134.39.110.254]) by ctc.ctc.edu with SMTP (8.7.6/8.7.3) id PAA04428 for ; Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:21:07 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980306151950.007e6d30@ctc.ctc.edu> X-Sender: mhoelsch@ctc.ctc.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 15:19:50 -0800 To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Michael Hoelscher Subject: Newbie Install to former NT Server box - questions Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I'm installing FreeBSD [via FTP] for the first time, on a former NT Server box [Micron PPro200, single CPU, IDE, Dec NIC]. The boot.flp seemed to find all hardware no problem. 1] While trying to install first time I selected partition A(ll) to FreeBSD, then tried to continue with Novice install. It would repeatedly just toss me back to the main install selection menu, with no error message. I then chose the "maintain DOS compatibility" option, and got same results. Went to Custom install, A(ll) to FreeBSD, and installer started writing the partition info, them gave me a "panic...can't continue without my init", then a "sync'ing" message, then died. Is this a WinNT-caused issue? Finally: Went to Custom, "maintain DOS compatibiity", and this time it started actually installing from FTP. Left the machine working at about 7:30pm last nite. This morning found the install frozen at "178176 bytes read from X331I128 dist @ 7.9kb" during "Extracting X331I128 into /usr/X11R6 directory". Checked the FAQ, and tried to search manual, but could not find anything of help to my situation. Any suggestions as to where I screwed up and/or what best course of action is? [I'd really rather give the whole disk to FreeBSD, if that's possible/prudent.] TIA.................Mike Michael Hoelscher, Tech Support Mgr, Internet Coordinator Pierce College 9401 Farwest Dr SW Lakewood WA 98498 USA mailto:mhoelsch@pierce.ctc.edu 253.964.6536 Voice 253.964.7339 FAX <<< The above thoughts emanate only from MY cerebral wasteland >>> "Character is doing what's right when no one is looking" -- J.C. Watts To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message